Once Upon A Rescue - stories of humans, and the dogs who saved them.
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Although Fido likes to be a part of every family holiday, and rightfully should be, there should always be safety precautions taken. Easter is known as a holiday filled with lots of candy and even more so, chocolate. As we have always known, dogs aren't suppose to eat chocolate or really any high sugar foods. Chocolate is not only a sugary candy but can actually be toxic in large amounts! Here is what the interwebs have to say! "Chocolate contains cocoa and cocoa contains the compound theobromine. Theobromine is toxic to dogs and other pets at certain doses. Chocolate poisoning is a problem that occurs mainly in dogs but also occurs occasionally in cats or other animals." Your Dog Ate...

The following is a story of true hard break and loss. The following is also a story of new beginnings and second chances. Sometimes we learn in a harsh way that nothing is permanent and the things we love the most can be taken from us in an instant. This is the case for Megan, Pudgy, and Ophelia. This is their rescue story...... "My name is Megan W from Austin, Tx. I have a rescue story that is truly life changing. My frenchie, Pudgy, was my heart dog. You know that one that is just different from every dog you ever owned and that you feel is truly your soul mate in animal form. That was Pudgy. He was my...

Flying to Canada was a whole new experience for her and it made her nervous. I saw the scars in her and how much living on the streets had affected her as I put myself in her paws and I started to understand where she was coming from. I saw just how terrified she was of all her surroundings. Neither the shelter and I know exactly what happened to her in the past. For all we know, her and her two sisters were found under a car at a parking lot and a volunteer brought them in to the shelter. It's likely Mila and her sisters may have been abused when they were younger as Mila was very fearful of...

To begin with, Pushu was never on the edge of his life, but the story shows how cruel and materialistic some people are. All they care about is money. Here is our story. Pushu is an almost 6 year old Pomeranian from Denmark. My boyfriend and I had moved together and decided to get a little cute dog for our apartment. We had quite a clear idea about what breed - Pomeranian. We had been searching for some online offers and one evening we had found an announcement stating that family is searching for adopting parents for 6 years old Pomeranian. All of a sudden it seemed like smart decision to adopt older dog as we are both students with...

Three years ago, at a BBQ, a friend showed me a picture of the cutest little cattle dog puppy I had ever seen! Her brother, John, lived next door to the owners and this puppy was his favorite. My eldest dog, Pe'ahi, was about to be 8 and I had started thinking about getting a second dog. Pe'ahi was a rescue from Smiley Dog Rescue in The Bay Area of California, and I had always imagined my next dog would be a rescue as well. But when I saw this little face, I fell in love instantly and knew I couldn't live without him. I made arrangements to bring Nalu home. Shortly after making Nalu a part of my family,...